BlackBerry Pearl 8120 vs LG Optimus Link (P690)
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry Pearl 8120 vs LG Optimus Link phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? LG Optimus Link (P690)
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2 Advantages 
22 Advantages | 8 Common items in both devices |
| TFT LCD |
| Only digital zoom |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| 3.5mm jack |
| Mini-USB 2.0 (Mini-B) / MicroUSB 2.0 |
| + specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8120 | LG Optimus Link (P690) | |
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| Model | Pearl 8120 | Optimus Link (P690) |
| Other model names | T-Mobile RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120, AT&T Pearl 8120 | LG Optimus Net, LGP690, LG-P690, LG Gelato |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |    Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| Brand | BlackBerry | LG |
| Release date | 10/4/2007 | 7/12/2011 |
| Depth | 14 millimeters (0.55 inches) | 12.1 millimeters (0.48 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 50 x 107 millimeters (1.97 x 4.21 in) | 59 x 113.5 millimeters (2.32 x 4.47 in) |
| Weight | 91 grams (3.19 ounces) | 129 grams (4.52 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Plastic body |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8120 | LG Optimus Link (P690) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 2.2" inches | 3.2" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~29.1% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~45.5% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 240x260 pixels | 320x480 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch 2-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 161 PPI | 180 PPI |
| Colors | 65 thousand | 260 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | Not supported |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8120 | LG Optimus Link (P690) | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 4.2 | Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8120 | LG Optimus Link (P690) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Intel XScale PXA272 | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 (MSM7227T) (65nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 312MHz XScale (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 800MHz ARM1136EJ-S (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 200 (226MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8120 | LG Optimus Link (P690) | |
| RAM memory | 32MB SDRAM | 512MB LPDDR |
| Internal storage | 64MB | 512MB (150MB available) |
| External storage | Until 4GB microSD (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8120 | LG Optimus Link (P690) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.236 Mbps | 3.6/0.384 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 900/1700/1800/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8120 | LG Optimus Link (P690) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 2 megapixels | 3.1 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 2048x1536 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | QCIF (240x180) 15 fps | VGA (640x480) 24 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | Not supported |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Not supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8120 | LG Optimus Link (P690) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8120 | LG Optimus Link (P690) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Radio | Not supported | FM |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV | MP4, H.264, H.263 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8120 | LG Optimus Link (P690) | |
| USB | Mini-USB 2.0 (Mini-B) | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 + A2DP | 3.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8120 | LG Optimus Link (P690) | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8120 | LG Optimus Link (P690) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 900 mAh | 1500 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 5W Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 4 hours | 9 hours |
| Standby | 360 hours (15 days) | 450 hours (18.8 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8120 | LG Optimus Link (P690) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | WAP, HTML | HTML, XHTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Titanium, Blue, Sunset • Half-QWERTY • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF editor Java framework | • Colors: Black • 2GB microSD included • LG SmartShare • LG 3Way Sync • WiFi hotspot Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8120 | LG Optimus Link (P690) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |